Heard them in CW with my TH-F7E and a CJU antenna. No difference between
horizontal and vertical polarity.
Pedro EB4DKA
http://eb4dka.laserenadigital.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Barber" <david.barber at dbelectronics.co.uk>
To: "'Idle-Tyme'" <nss at mwt.net>; <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Sent: Sunday, April 18, 2010 10:24 PM
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Arecibo on Handy
>> I found there to be little or no difference when rotating the polarity.
>> I've also been asked what frequency I was listening on. The FT817 was in
> USB mode and the displayed frequency was 432.04340MHz
>> David
> G8OQW
>> ********
>>>> -----Original Message-----
> From: amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On
> Behalf Of Idle-Tyme
> Sent: 18 April 2010 21:05
> To: amsat-bb at amsat.org> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Arecibo on Handy
>> have you peaked them in polarity also?
>>> The Original Rolling Ball Clock
> Idle Tyme
> Idle-Tyme.com
>http://www.idle-tyme.com>> On 4/18/2010 2:37 PM, David Barber wrote:
>> OK, I know nobody is going to believe this but....on my life...
>>>> I have been outside with an FT-817 connected via a very short piece of
> coax
>> to a Diamond A430S10R (small 10 element beam modified for handheld use)
> and
>> headphones and KP4AO was just audible on SSB.
>>>> Signals were inconsistent but solid enough to copy their callsign and CQ
>> calls around 19.00UTC and the odd information exchange thereafter.
>>>> Now they've switched to CW copy is a good 80%.
>>>> No signal strength showing on S-Meter of course but who cares.
>>>> I would never have believed it had I not heard it with my own ears.
>>>> Note: NO preamp was used.
>>>> David
>> G8OQW
>> JO01FR
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